Table 3.
Prevalence of Empiric Antibiotic Administration by Respiratory Organism.
| Unadjusted |
Adjusted a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received -- no. (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Any Bacterial Organism b | 74 (67.3%) | 4.59 (3.05, 6.89) | <.001 | 5.50 (3.63, 8.35) | <.001 |
| Rhino/Entero | 779 (30.9%) | -ref- | --- | -ref- | --- |
| Influenza | 104 (43.9%) | 1.75 (1.33, 2.29) | <.001 | 1.42 (1.07, 1.89) | 0.015 |
| RSV | 323 (45.8%) | 1.88 (1.59, 2.23) | <.001 | 1.62 (1.34, 1.97) | <.001 |
| Metapneumo | 154 (44.8%) | 1.81 (1.44, 2.27) | <.001 | 1.60 (1.25, 2.04) | <.001 |
| Parainfluenza | 146 (45.3%) | 1.85 (1.46, 2.34) | <.001 | 1.75 (1.37, 2.24) | <.001 |
| Adenovirus | 56 (29.3%) | 0.93 (0.67, 1.28) | 0.641 | 0.84 (0.60, 1.17) | 0.307 |
| Coronavirus | 43 (32.1%) | 1.05 (0.73, 1.53) | 0.779 | 1.08 (0.73, 1.60) | 0.688 |
| Viral Co-detection | 206 (35.5%) | 1.23 (1.02, 1.49) | 0.033 | 1.15 (0.94, 1.41) | 0.179 |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a
Odds after adjusting for MRP assay, patient age, nurse unit, and calendar quarter.
b
IncludesM. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, andB. pertussis.